This
story is fictional and may contain descriptions of gay sexuality or
acts (b/b and M/b). If this is not to your taste or is illegal where
you are situated you should not continue.Some characterisations are
based on the ideas and themes of the Pern series of Anne McCaffery.
No infringement of her copyrights are intended and no references are
made to any of her characters or plots.

The next two
months passed quickly for the Harp and Green families. The new house
was purchased and the homes of the two families put on the market and
sold, the contents being transferred to the new house, or sold. New
furniture was purchased, especially to outfit the children’s
rooms. Daniel and Will found themselves with a king size bed to share
and Gerald found them a special desk to accommodate both of them.
Will spent a significant part of his time establishing a wireless
network through the house, the main server being housed in the boy’s
bedroom. He set up a broadband router and access point at a central
location in the house to ensure the best wireless coverage and then
configured the various computers scattered through the house to
access the internet. At Gerald’s request he set up a VPN to
enable access to the home system from wherever. He, Daniel, Gerald
and Jennifer were equipped with new notebooks which he carefully
configured to allow maximum flexibility. Even Robbie and Genny had
their own computer workstations.

School
continued as usual during this period, but the boys found it somewhat
quieter after the departure of the Deputy Principal and Rick
Williams. The Principal had succeeded in excluding the overweight
bully from the school, privately commenting to Gerald that although
it wasn’t exactly a strong moral position – pushing his
problems off onto another school, he was very glad to be rid of the
obnoxious boy. With Williams departure most of the unpleasantness
experienced by Will and Daniel evaporated, some of Williams’
former henchmen even trying to pick up a friendship with the boys and
others they had formerly bullied. Most were rather wary of the
advances from these boys, but as time passed hard attitudes softened
and gradually the members of the Williams gang found themselves being
drawn into other groups in the school. What little unpleasantness
Daniel and Will experienced over their sexuality they deftly
deflected either by diverting attention away from themselves or, on
one or two occasions, slightly modifying the memories of those giving
them trouble. They were acutely aware of the moral implications
Gerald had raised after they modified the memories of the agents who
had kidnapped Robbie and used the power sparingly, discussing it with
each other before doing so.

Classes and
lessons proceeded apace and both Will and Daniel found that their
new, developing powers also seemed to have improved their mental
processes. Without using their powers nefariously – both boys
had strong moral convictions about how they should be used –
they discovered that their awareness of how their brains and minds
appeared to be functioning was increasing, and that their
understanding of what they were learning was improving. Daniel
discovered that he was gaining a better grasp of the technical
concepts that Will had found so easy – and he had not. Will
uncovered an artistic bent he didn’t know he had – and
had so long envied Daniel for. With such awareness and application,
both boys found their grades in all subjects steadily rising, even
for those in which they already excelled, much to the delight of
their parents and their teachers.

As the summer
holidays approached, the topic of where the family should go for the
break was often discussed, the adults suggesting the mountains, while
all four children pushed for the seaside. Not even a compromise of a
mountain lake, suggested by Maureen, could divert them from the
thought of salt water and surf. Eventually the pressure exerted by
the young ones won out and Maureen found accommodation for them at a
beach on the coast no more than about four hours drive from their
home. Planning for their holiday took their minds off what seemed to
be the endless task of settling in to the new home. Along with their
homework and getting the technical aspects of the house in order,
Will and Daniel were allocated the task of making sure the grounds
were tidy – a task neither relished until they discovered a
ride-on mower which could also double as a small tractor. Searching
through one of the sheds they also discovered two small off-road
motorcycles and an all-terrain quad bike.

“Well
at least I know now that I can believe you,” Gerald said,
laughing at their exuberance, when they asked him about
them.

“What
do you mean, Dad?” Will asked.

“When
you tell me that you don’t dive into my mind without my
permission,” he laughed.

“Didn’t
you already believe us, Gerald?” Daniel asked.

“Yes I
did, Daniel,” Gerald said “but now I have proof that you
don’t.”

“Oh?”
Will queried.

“Those
bikes have been stored since just after we purchased the place –
before we moved in,” his father said. “If you had been
peeking into my mind, you would have known about them long
since.”

“Oh,
yes, I guess,” Will said, sounding a little
chastened.

Don’t
worry about it, Will,Daniel thought to his mate. He’s
actually very happy that he can believe us.

I
know, Daniel....

But?his friend queried.

I
thought he would have trusted us
completely.

He
does, Will. He’s just saying that he now has proof of
it.

I
guess....Will’s
thought trailed into silence.

“Got
that straightened?” Gerald asked the boys, a gentle smile on
his face.

“Uh?
What?” Will asked, startled.

“I’m
beginning to know when you are ‘talking’ to each other,”
his father said. “You both get slightly faraway looks in your
eyes.”

“I
doubt it, Daniel,” Gerald replied “unless they happen to
know you very, very well. Not even your mothers can spot it.”
He laughed. “But I am beginning to be able to see it. So, did
you get it straightened?”

“Oh,
yes,” Daniel said. “Will was just upset because he
thought you meant you hadn’t believed us when we told you we
wouldn’t read your mind without your
permission.”

Gerald leant
over so that he could hug his son.

“Oh,
Will!” he exclaimed. “Of course I believe you. And I know
that you will respect our privacy. It’s just rather wonderful
to have it demonstrated so clearly.”

Will gave him
a shy smile.

“It’s
Ok, Dad. I understand,” he said. His expression brightened.
“Can we go for a ride?”

“Do you
know how?” his father asked with a smile.

“Oh,
yes,” both boys nodded.

“How?
May I ask?”

“Mini
bikes at the fair, Gerald,” Daniel answered with a
laugh.

“Oh,
yes, of course.” Gerald ruffled both boys hair. They shrugged
away from him and raced back to the shed, scattering boxes and
parcels out of the way in their haste to bring the bikes out into the
daylight. He pointed out where helmets, gloves, goggles and other
safety gear were stored.

They spent
the remainder of the day racing the small bikes around the wooded
block that surrounded their new home, finding paths through the bush,
and making new ones where they couldn’t find one, ever careful,
though, to minimise any damage they might make. That night they
returned to the house dirty, tired and very, very happy, still
excited from the new found joy of riding their own bikes. The adults
viewed their dirty countenances with vast amusement, while Robbie
jumped excitedly around them.

“Can
I?” he asked. “Can I ride one next
time?”

“We’ll
see,” his father said to him, squeezing his shoulders. “What
about you, Genny?” he asked his daughter. “Do you want to
ride one too?”

She nodded
shyly.

“Well,
we’ll just have to see what else we can find in the shed, won’t
we?” he asked. “But not now!” as Robbie ran to the
door. “Tomorrow!”

“Oh,
Dad!” Robbie whined.

“No,”
his mother put in from the door. “Dinner, and then
bed!”

Will and
Daniel went up to their bathroom and cleaned up and returned as
Maureen and Jennifer put some food on the table. Finding themselves
falling asleep at the table, they begged to be excused and tiredly
dragged themselves up to their bedroom. Slowly stripping themselves
they giggled at each other.

God,
Will. I’m exhausted.Daniel
gave a little start as he felt Will’s phantom hand rub across
his buttocks. He responded by gently, mentally pushing Will’s
jaw.

Me,
too, Daniel. What a great day.

Oh,
yeah.

The boys fell
into their bed. With a great sigh, Will raised his head and reaching
over gently kissed Daniel on his lips. Daniel responded by reaching
around Will and hugging him to his breast.

I’m
so tired Will - I think I’ll sleep for a
week.

That
won’t be possible, Will thought to him with a
quiet laugh. Tomorrow you are going to
have to show Robbie how to ride!

Oh,
God! Do I have to?

Yep!
you’re ‘it.’

In response,
Daniel gave a wide yawn, groaning as his sore muscles stretched. He
sighed again and rolled onto his left side. Will rolled towards him
and groaning gently himself, spooned into Daniel’s back. Daniel
gave a gentle giggle and he felt Will’s partially erect penis
poking into his back.

Not
tonight Will, eh?

No,
not tonight, my love,Will
replied, sighing into Daniel’s neck. Slowly the boys’
breathing slowed and they slipped into a deep, tired
sleep.

Yes,
please. But.... D’nel’s
mental voice seemed to have an edge of desperation in it.Can you stay with
me, please?

Of
course. Moranth’s already gone. I’m summoning
Orannow.His
thoughts trailed away. In his distress, D’nel could not
‘hear’
A’van and Orancommunicating with
each other. The mental pressure put on him by the agitation of his
dragon was severe and he wasn’t sure whether he could mentally
talk at all.

His
senses seemed to be all over the place. His heart was racing; he
could hear it thumping in his chest. His mind filled with innumerable
sexual images, obviously relayed from his dragon. He felt his penis
swelling and a seemingly irresistible pressure in his testicles. His
skin felt itchy and his hair seemed to be standing on end. He heard
boots pounding along the corridor to his room and without looking
around felt the curtain pulled aside and the presence of A’van
seem to fill the room. As he stood in the middle of the room
shivering he felt the bronze rider’s arms encircle him and pull
him backwards his breast. He could feel A’van’s breath on
the back of his neck as the man leaned his head down to kiss the back
of his head, nuzzling into his hair. As he leaned back he could feel
that the man was also aroused, the pressure of his erection pushing
into the small of his back.

Moranth’s
back with OranA’van
breathed into D’nel’s hair. Now he’s joining
Farth on the heights. Shards!
Farth is really stroppy – she just took a swipe at
Moranth.

As
A’van thought this, D’nel twisted in his grip, spinning
around and throwing his arms about his neck, pulling the man’s
head down towards his own. Savagely he kissed the man, biting down on
A’van’s lips and thrusting his tongue into the bronze
rider’s mouth. He thrust his groin at the larger rider and,
feeling as if his erection would burst through his trousers, felt
another arm close about him and a calming presence surround
him.

I’m
here you two,both
riders heard Oransay in their minds.
The young harper squeezed both the riders, pulling into their circle.
Without even thinking about it, both rider’s drew D’nel’s
boyhood friend to them, lips and arms moving over others seemingly at
random. D’nel suddenly stiffened and great mental shout escaped
from him.

FARTH!

What
is it?Orangasped.

Farth
has risen, A’van replied,
and then gasped aloud, Moranth is
flying after
her.

Orancould feel the tension in the two riders as
they drew away from him and started to tear off their clothes.
Suddenly he felt himself sucked into their agitated state as their
thoughts encompassed him. He felt an incredible compulsion to tear
his own clothes off and, doing so, joined the other two as they
writhed together on the bed. Not fully comprehending what was
happening, Orangasped as he looked at
the excitement of the dragon riders, their erect penises rampantly
jutting from their bodies, feeling his own excitement building to an
intense, incredible pitch. Part of his mind seemed to take on a role
as a detached observer as he felt the dragon riders reach to him,
drawing him down to form a mass of writhing limbs, six hands
wandering over three bodies and three sets of lips seeking to kiss
anything they could reach. He groaned as he felt the ecstatic agony
of the two dragons as they soared higher and higher. Joining his mind
with those of the dragon riders he could see the ground retreating.
Sometimes the view seemed to be from a higher vantage point and he
guessed that was Farth, feeling confirmation from the confusion of
D’nel’s mind. At other times the view seemed to be lower
but looking upwards towards the green dragon. That must be Moranth he
thought. He could feel the emotions of the dragons but they were
gradually being submerged in the emotions pulsing from his friends.
He felt a hand surround his erection as A’van reached over him
to kiss him. D’nel’s hands roamed over his buttocks and
fingers penetrated him. He reached for A’van’s penis only
to find another hand there; with his other hand he rubbed down
D’nel’s back to reach along his buttocks, massaging his
fingers in towards the sphincter muscle. He heard D’nel groan
as his fingers found their target and he uttered a sigh himself as
D’nel’s fingers twitched in his own anus. Vaguely he felt
A’van tweaking his nipples.

Suddenly
the intensity of the emotions increased markedly and the views of the
ground and sky that seemed to emanate from the dragons became
completely confused, apparently converging and combining into one
swirling view of the ground suffused with a haze of kaleidoscopic
colours and a surge of incredible emotions.

It
starts,both
boys heard A’van shout in their minds. Oranwas
aware of an almost painful rush of blood into his already steely hard
erection and could feel D’nel stiffening in all his sinews.
A’van groaned aloud and thrust his groin violently between his
two junior companions. The boys felt his rampant penis, harder than
they had ever felt or seen before, jammed between their bodies and
A’van arched his back, his head thrust back, mouth open
in a silent shout. His mental voice reverberated in their
consciousness causing their senses to strain even more wildly. D’nel
suddenly twisted, turning so that his back was towards A’van,
causing his hands to jerk away from Oran and tearing Oran’s
fingers from his rectum, As he turned he pushed down in the bed until
his buttocks were level with A’van’s jutting penis and
urgently pushing himself backward endeavoured to impale himself on
the man’s erection. Sensing his great need, Orandragged
himself over the two, reaching to find A’van’s penis and
directing it at D’nel’s orifice. D’nel heaved a
great sigh and pushed backwards against the erect penis which was now
steadied by Oran, grunting loudly as it penetrated him. A’van
shuddered and Oran, understanding the intensity of the moment,
stroked the heads of both his friends, using his fingers to wipe
sweat away from their foreheads. He felt the intensity increase even
further then felt a surge in his loins, recognising that Moranth was
approaching orgasm. Quickly reaching over the two bucking bodies, he
grasped D’nel’s penis just as he felt the semen surge
through it and A’van gave a final mighty thrust and shuddered
in his own orgasm. At the same time Oranfelt
his own orgasm start, his ejaculate spraying over the two bodies
below him. In a moment of clarity he realised that their combined,
simultaneous orgasms must have occurred at the exact moment that
those of the dragons occurred. His harper trained mind marveled at
the experience and he wondered whether it would ever happen again. He
rather hoped it would.

Some
time later Oranwas conscious that the
dragons had landed and were comfortably next to each other on the
heights above the Weyr. I wonder how they truly feel, he thought.

About
the same as you,he
heard, recognising the strong, warm tones of Moranth’s
‘voice’.

I
feel kind of shaken,he
replied.

So
do I,Farth
said.

Oranfelt D’nel stir, A’van’s
penis still embedded in him. He groaned.

I
feel sore,he
said.

I’m
not surprised,Oranreplied. Is
that first time you and A’van have....his mental
voice trailed away.

Yes.
He’s a bit bigger than you!

And
that was somewhat more vigorous than ever you and I
were,Orancommented dryly.

A’van
groaned, arching backwards, his penis withdrawing from D’nel
with a squelch.

“Oh,
shards,” he groaned. “I never knew it would be like
that.”

“Not
feeling sore, too, are you?” Oranasked
him with a small giggle.

“Sore!”
A’van groaned again. “It feels like it’s broken in
two!”

“Well,
how do you think D’nel feels, then?” Oranasked
with a slightly louder laugh.

“What!”
A’van started. He looked across at D’nel who was
smiling at him with a dreamy look in his eyes. “Are you
alright, D’nel?”

“Yes,
of course I am,” the boy replied. “A bit sore.
Shards! I didn’t think your dick could ever get that
hard!”

They
both turned to look at Oranas he
laughed.

What?
They
both thought simultaneously.

I
didn’t think any of our dicks could get that
hard,the young harper laughed.Mine
has never been that hard before.

Did
you climax too?A’van
asked him.

Oh
yes! Where do you think that cum all over you came
from?

A’van
looked at D’nel and they both laughed.

“Harpers
can sure cook up a brew,” D’nel said with a
giggle.

……………………………………………………….

Daniel woke
with a start, sweat pouring off his body. He reached out to touch
Will and felt his lover and best friend shivering. He rolled towards
him, feeling wetness on the sheets as he did so. Slipping his hands
around his mate, he felt a similar stickiness. “Must have been
a helluva dream,” he thought. Then started as he recalled the
dream.

Will?he asked. Are you
awake?

Sorta,his friend replied.

Did
you dream about D’nel and Oran?

And
A’van.

And
A’van. Yes!

WOW!Daniel almost exploded. You
dreamt about the dragons flying?

Yes.

We
just shared one incredible wet dream, Will.

I
can feel it, Daniel. We must have cum buckets.
Shower?

Yes.
And clean sheets.

Our
Mums are going to wonder about this lot, don’t you
think?

Perhaps,Daniel paused. “Perhaps they will.
I wonder if we should tell them about the dreams.”

“It
might be worth telling Dad, Daniel.”

“Yes.”

The boys
showered, dumping dirty clothes and sheets into the hamper in their
bathroom, and dressed in clean underwear and short and tee-shirts,
hurried down stairs to find Gerald sitting quietly in the kitchen,
reading the morning paper and drinking a cup of coffee. He looked up
as the boys entered the room.

“Good
lord, you two look you fought all night,” he said as they
slumped down at the table.

“In a
manner of speaking, Gerald, we did,” Daniel mumbled.

“How do
you mean, Daniel?” Gerald asked.

“Dad,
there’s something we must tell you,” Will
interjected.

“Not
serious, I hope,” Gerald said, smiling at his son.

“Probably
not, Dad,” Will replied.

“Well,
then?”

“Gerald,”
Daniel spoke very quietly, “for some time we have been having
some strange dreams.”

“The
dreams are kind of like that, Dad,” Will said. “They are
about a couple of dragon riders and a harper – well one of the
dragon riders is a boy, and the harper is a young apprentice. The
young rider has a green dragon.”

“Oranwould be you, Will, would he not? And obviously
D’nel is Daniel.” He looked at the boys. “And who
might A’van be?”

“Not a
clue, Gerald,” Daniel looked a little nonplussed. “He was
in my very first dream. We have no idea where he came
from.”

“I take
it the dreams are a parallel of what you guys have been
experiencing?”

“Oh,
yes!” Will exclaimed. “In just about everyway,
Dad.”

“Even
the sex?”

The boys
blushed and nodded at him.

“Gerald,
I think we ought to show you,” Daniel said. He opened his mind
and, looking carefully at Gerald, projected his thoughts into Will’s
father’s head. Gerald’s eyes opened wide, his jaw
dropping slightly as the memory of the boys’ dream worked on
his mind. For the next few minutes he sat transfixed as the images of
the mating of the two dragons and the frenzy of the three friends
passed through his mind. When the images faded and Daniel withdrew
his mind-touch from Gerald’s head, the adult looked at them in
awe.

“That
has to be the strongest, emotional dream I think I have encountered.
I take it your sheets were very wet this morning?”

The boys
blushed bright red, their eyes dropping from his. He
chuckled.

“I have
to say I am most envious!”

“Why,
Dad?” Will asked.

“I can
honestly say, Will, Daniel, that I have never had a wet dream as
obviously potent as the one you guys have just had.” He looked
at them and chuckled again. “Wow! What is the expression you
fellows use? Awesome!”

The boys
giggled at his statement. They sat closer together and Will took
Daniel’s hand in his own.

“Gerald,
why do you think we are having these dreams?” Daniel wanted to
know.

“I
don’t really know, Daniel. Although I think I can hazard a good
guess or two.”

“What,
Dad?” Will asked.

“Well,
first off, it is probably not surprising that Daniel should dream
about Pern,” Gerald said, looking at Daniel with a smile.
“He’s
been rapt with McCaffery since the first time he picked up one of her
novels. And I guess it is no surprise that you should pick up on them
Will. I think too, that the abilities displayed by your dream
characters are merely paralleling your own
abilities.”

“I
guess you’re right, Gerald,” Daniel said, “but what
about last night’s dream. Why would we dream about that sort of
sex?”

“We
would probably have to talk to a psychologist about that, Daniel,”
Gerald replied, “but I would guess that it has a lot to do with
your sexuality and the relationship you have developed with
Will.”

“You
don’t think it is anything to worry about, do you Dad?”
Will asked, concern showing on his face.

“Doubt
it,” Gerald replied. “You don’t have to answer this
if you don’t want to, because it is really none of my
business, but have you guys done very much with each other the last
few nights?”

The boys
blushed once more.

“Umm.
No, not really,” Daniel replied. “We’ve really been
too tired.”

“Blue
balls?”

“Dad!”
Will expostulated.

Daniel
giggled. “I guess,” he said.

“That
might explain the intensity of the dream last night,” Gerald
said. “I seem to recall how horny a young teen can be,”
he continued, laughing.

“Look,
guys, If you are really worried about it, we can talk to a shrink,”
he looked at them. “But I don’t think it’s
necessary.”

Both boys
looked a little relieved.

“Thanks,
Gerald,” Daniel said, standing and leaning over to give him a
hug. Will stood up and moved to the other side of his father and
hugged him as well. Gerald grunted.

“Umm –
guys – I’m a little like the meat in a sandwich here,”
he said, smiling.

“Sorry,”
the boys said simultaneously.

“It’s
just that you fellows are getting bigger,” he laughed. “Well,
are you ready to show Robbie and Genny how to ride?”

“Oh,
yes, Dad. This will be a fun day,” Will said, showing his own
excitement.

“Better
get ready then,” Daniel interrupted, “because they –
well at least Robbie – is about to descend on
us!”

The end of
that day came with four exhausted and very dirty children excitedly
relating to their parents the twists and turns of the bush tracks
behind the house, and their plans for the summer holidays when the
returned from the beach.

The final
week of school seemed to take forever, but at last Friday came and
went and the Harp/Green families prepared to leave for their stay at
the beach house Maureen had booked. During the week, Gerald had
acquired a trailer and, to the delight of the children, the
mini-bikes were tied onto it before they departed for the beach. The
drive out of town, away from their new home, across the plains, rich
in grass and dairy cows, over the mountain range and down into the
next plain, covered in orchards, seemed to take a lifetime, but at
last, peering forward through the windscreen, the boys could see the
ocean, and surf close inshore.

As the three
adults started to unpack the van, the youngsters ran across the lawn
at the back of the house they were to live in for a couple of weeks
and onto the broad sands of the ocean beach. A moderate surf was
pushing in onto the beach. Genny and Robbie raced down to the water’s
edge, while Will and Daniel hung back at the edge of the small dune
that bordered their back lawn. Looking out to sea the could see the
distant outline of some islands and as they scanned them Will
suddenly pushed Daniel’s arm.

Look,he said,there’s
that active volcano that sits out in the
bay.

Yeah!
I see it Will.

Daniel
this is beautiful.

Oh,
yes. Look at the colour of the sky. And, look, do you see just how
blue the sea is?

Will nodded
at his mate, smiling, and then pointing, laughed as Robbie tried to
splash Genny at the edge of the wash of white water, foam splashing
as he kicked it at his sister who ran backwards out of the way, on
the golden sand.

Look
at them,he
giggled.

Yes,
but look at that!Daniel
pointed.

Will followed
his pointing hand, out beyond the line of breakers, to where several
dorsal fins were cutting through the water.

“What
are those?” he asked. “Sharks?”

“No,”
Daniel replied, “I think they are dolphins.”

“Oh,
yes, so they are!” Will exclaimed, as one of the animals
suddenly rolled in the surf, its bottle nose showing clearly, and the
brown and cream colours of its skin glowing in the
sunlight.

Daniel
suddenly frowned.

Will?He asked, can you ‘hear’
anything?

No.
Why? Can you hear something?

“I’m
not sure.”

“What
was it like, Daniel?”

“I
don’t really know. Something like someone whispering, I think.
But I can’t hear it now.” He looked at Will and shrugged.
“C’mon on, I think we’d better get back to help the
olds.”

Will looked
at his brother and sister.

“They’ll
be OK, won’t they?” he asked.

“I
reckon,” Daniel said as he turned back to the house.

Later that
afternoon, after a light salad lunch which Maureen and Jennifer
prepared, they walked back to the beach, unselfconsciously holding
hands, unaware of eyes watching them. They turned to their left and
ambling to the water’s edge started skipping and dodging the
surges of the waves as they crashed in along the shore. Will felt he
was Robbie’s age again and letting go of Daniel’s hand,
laughed and pranced around his friend. Daniel giggled at the sight of
his soul mate jumping around the surging and receding water like a
ten year old. He started to run after Will, but Will raced away from
him, running up the beach towards the dunes, and then back down to
the water’s edge. At one stage he tripped, and Daniel laughed
loudly as Will hurriedly picked himself up out of the path of the
next surging rush of sea water. Daniel stopped, standing arms akimbo,
and laughing uproariously as Will found himself calf deep in the
foaming water, only to have to skip lively himself as he felt water
around his ankles. Looking down he noticed the small holes and
swirling bumps as shellfish, uncovered by the swirling water,
desperately tried to bury themselves again in the sand. As he
watched he felt his vision and hearing become more acute, and he
became aware of the life along the foreshore: his eyes took in the
variety of birds that dotted the foreshore – gulls, stilts,
and, yes, even some Oyster Catchers. Well, he thought they were. He
could hear the sighing of the wind as it blew across the dunes and
the beach, seeing the occasional eddy of dry sand it blew from the
top of a sand hill, and watching as it caught the spume on the top of
the higher waves surging in from the open ocean.

As he became
enveloped in his own thoughts Daniel thought he could hear again the
faint whispering he had heard earlier that day. Looking round he
thought he could see dorsal fins outside the line of breakers, as he
had that morning, but the movements were too quick for him to focus
on. He looked along the beach and was startled to notice that Will
was now several hundred metres from him, still running and skipping
along the water’s edge. Daniel smiled at the antics of his
boyfriend. It’s good to see him so happy again, he thought. He
saw some people further along the beach from Will, and watched as a
man standing at the foot of the dunes seemed to call out and gesture
to Will. He saw Will slow down, turn, and the start to walk up the
beach towards the man, but as he watched he once again heard the
whispering and, turning back to the sea, he tried to focus on where
it seemed to be coming from. Looking just beyond the line of breaking
waves he could see a small pod of dolphins swimming slowly past where
he was standing. They were a hundred metres or more from him, and
although it was difficult to see properly, they appeared to be
watching him. Although they appeared to playing in some complex,
swirling pattern, they always seemed to refocus opposite him. He
opened his mind to try to concentrate on the ‘whispering’
but had little success.

Daniel!Will’s mental voice suddenly and
violently forced its way into his conciousness. Help!

He looked
around, and felt a burst of anguish when he could no longer see
Will.

Where
are you Will?Daniel
started to panic. Where was Will. He could ‘hear’ him,
but he couldn’t sense him. And then he felt Will’s
thoughts hit him in a sudden rush. Will was fighting someone. Daniel
started to run along the beach to where he had last seen Will walking
towards the stranger.

Daniel!
He’s attacking me!

Don’t
panic Will. You can easily fight him with your
powers.

Daniel
stopped abruptly as he nearly charged into Will who suddenly appeared
in front of him, apparently out of nowhere. His shirt was torn and
the fly of his shorts had been ripped open. Tears stood out in his
eyes and the expression on his face was one of utter shock and
bewilderment.

“How
did you get here like that, Will?” Daniel gasped.

“I have
no idea, Daniel,” Will whispered as he fell into Daniel’s
arms.

They looked
around as they heard a shout and saw the stranger appear from around
a dune.

Did
he attack you Will?

I
think… I think he wanted to rape me,Will’s mental voice sobbed as he cuddled
into Daniel. He grabbed me around the
throat and tried to rip into my shorts to grab my
dick.

We’ll
see about that,Daniel
grunted, sending a mental knockout at the man who grasped at this
head and then collapsed on the beach. Daniel mentally called Gerald
asking him to come to them, and then, still holding his mate in his
arms looked at him.

But
how did you get away from him, Will?

“I
don’t know, Daniel,” Will half sobbed. “I struggled
and then suddenly I was with you.” His sobbing stopped suddenly
and his eyes widened, shock creeping over his face.

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I offer my sincere
thanks to my good friend Tom who has undertaken the task of editing
these chapters for me. It is a largely thankless task because an
editor needs to offer advice on mudane topics such as grammar and
spelling, and to ensure that the story flows without obvious flaws,
but cannot seek to change the story in any way. I am grateful for the
care and effort he puts in to the task.